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pandemic

Also known as pandemics

thumb|300px|Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, [[convention centers (pictured here) were deemed to be ideal sites for temporary hospitals, due to their existing infrastructure (electrical, water, sewage). Hotels and dormitories were also considered appropriate because they can use negative pressure technology.]]

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A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across multiple countries or regions, affecting large numbers of people. It matters because pandemics can overwhelm existing healthcare infrastructure, requiring creative solutions like converting convention centers into temporary hospitals to handle the surge of patients.

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A Pandemic Risk Perception Scale.ReviewRisk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2022Vieira KM, Potrich ACG, Bressan AA et al.DOI: 10.1111/risa.13802
The Pandemic's Agenda.Annals of family medicine · 2022Richardson CRDOI: 10.1370/afm.2786
Pandemic's silver lining.mAbs · 2022Ferrara F, D'Angelo S, Erasmus MF et al.DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2022.2133666
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Back to the Future?ReviewKidney & blood pressure research · 2021Unwin RJDOI: 10.1159/000519288
The COVID-19 pandemic and its potential enduring impact on children.ReviewCurrent opinion in pediatrics · 2022Irwin M, Lazarevic B, Soled D et al.DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001097
Bone mineral density and pandemic.ReviewWiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) · 2025Kamińsk PI, Rizvi F, Trubalski M et al.DOI: 10.36740/WLek/202327
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health among the Population in Jordan.ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Salameh G, Marais D, Khoury RDOI: 10.3390/ijerph20146382
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Violence Against Children: A Narrative Review.ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports · 2023Mojahed A, Mack JT, Specht L et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11920-023-01449-1

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Contents

Definition
Parameters
Prevention and preparedness
Ethical and political issues
Pandemic management strategies
Frameworks for influenza pandemics
WHO system
CDC Frameworks
Notable pandemics and outbreaks
Recent outbreaks
COVID-19
HIV/AIDS
Pandemics in history
Pandemics in indigenous populations
Concerns about future pandemics
Diseases with pandemic potential
Coronaviruses
Influenza
Antibiotic resistance
Climate change
Encroaching into wildlands
Melting permafrost
Artificial intelligence
Economic consequences
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

A pandemic ( ) is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has a sudden increase in cases and spreads across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial portion of the human population. Widespread endemic diseases with a stable number of infected individuals such as recurrences of seasonal influenza are generally excluded as they occur simultaneously in large regions of the globe rather than being spread worldwide.